Agent skill

Issues To Tasks

by maiobarbero in maiobarbero/my-ai-workflow

Break an issue file into concrete, ordered, AI-executable tasks.

No licenceAuto-check passedProduct & Project Management

Install Issues To Tasks

skills CLI
$ npx skills add maiobarbero/my-ai-workflow --skill issues-to-tasks -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install maiobarbero/my-ai-workflow issues-to-tasks --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/maiobarbero/my-ai-workflow.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/issue-to-tasks .claude/skills/issues-to-tasks && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
issues-to-tasks
GitHub stars
140
Token cost
~741 tokens
SKILL.md length
417 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
7
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Break an issue file into concrete, ordered, AI-executable tasks.

  • Works in 5 steps: Locate the issue → Explore the codebase → Draft the task list → …
  • The user wants to implement an issue
  • SKILL.md covers Process and Tasks
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Issues To Tasks is an agent skill from maiobarbero/my-ai-workflow. Break an issue file into concrete, ordered, AI-executable tasks. Use when the user wants to implement an issue, start work on a ticket, or break down an issue into smaller steps.

Its SKILL.md is about 740 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Product & Project Management.

When your agent uses it

  • The user wants to implement an issue
  • Start work on a ticket
  • Break down an issue into smaller steps

Example prompts

  • “/issues-to-tasks”

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Locate the issue
  2. Explore the codebase
  3. Draft the task list
  4. Quiz the user
  5. Write the task file

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 7748c8e. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Issues To Tasks loads about 741 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 49 tokens; SKILL.md has 417 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~49
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~741

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 417 words (~741 tokens).

“Break a single vertical-slice issue into concrete, ordered tasks that can each be completed in one focused AI session.”

— opening of SKILL.md by maiobarbero
name
issues-to-tasks

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/issue-to-tasks of maiobarbero/my-ai-workflow.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 7748c8e

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Questions about Issues To Tasks

What does Issues To Tasks do?

Break an issue file into concrete, ordered, AI-executable tasks. Issues To Tasks is an agent skill from maiobarbero/my-ai-workflow. Break an issue file into concrete, ordered, AI-executable tasks.

When should I use Issues To Tasks?

Issues To Tasks fits situations like: the user wants to implement an issue; start work on a ticket; break down an issue into smaller steps.

How do I install Issues To Tasks in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add maiobarbero/my-ai-workflow --skill issues-to-tasks -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/issue-to-tasks in maiobarbero/my-ai-workflow) into .claude/skills/issues-to-tasks in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Issues To Tasks in Codex?

Run `npx skills add maiobarbero/my-ai-workflow --skill issues-to-tasks -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/issue-to-tasks in maiobarbero/my-ai-workflow) into .agents/skills/issues-to-tasks in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Issues To Tasks in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add maiobarbero/my-ai-workflow --skill issues-to-tasks -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/issues-to-tasks, .gemini/skills/issues-to-tasks, .github/skills/issues-to-tasks and .opencode/skills/issues-to-tasks in your project.

What does Issues To Tasks need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Issues To Tasks is instructions for the agent only.

Does Issues To Tasks access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Issues To Tasks safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Issues To Tasks use?

No licence was found for Issues To Tasks or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Issues To Tasks use?

About 741 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Issues To Tasks?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Issues To Tasks: User Story Writer (deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills, 7.2k stars), Game Changing Features (openstatusHQ/data-table-filters, 2.3k stars), CCPM Project Management (automazeio/ccpm, 8.4k stars) and Convex Create Component (spokvulcan/poker-planning, 114 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Issues To Tasks?

maiobarbero (a GitHub user) maintains it in maiobarbero/my-ai-workflow, which has 140 GitHub stars. The repository holds 7 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on May 7, 2026.

Source: maiobarbero/my-ai-workflow on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.